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SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT P.R.S.A. R.A. (1880-1969), Carisande, reproduction in colours, limited edition 677/850, with blind stamp for Michael Stewart Fine Art, 12 1/4" x 19 1/2", framed

GEOFFREY WOOLSEY BIRKS (1929-1993), The Cobblers Shop and The Blacksmith, a pair, reproductions in colour, signed in pencil with blind stamp, limited editions 198/375, and 357/375, 11 1/4" x 11 1/4", framed

GEOFFREY WOOLSEY BIRKS (1929-1993), Snobby Kids, reproduction in colours, signed in pencil with blind stamp, limited edition 107/375, with painted figure remarque, 9 3/4" x 19 3/4", framed, and another Industrial Street Scene on a Rainy Day, signed in pencil with blind stamp, limited edition 273/375, 7" x 10", framed (2)

A VICTORIAN WALKING STICK, the hardwood grip carved as a mastiff's head with glass eyes and articulated mouth, leather strap, ebonised shaft with gilt metal collar embossed with a blind shield on scrolling foliate ground, and brass tip, 37" wide

AN OAK EIGHT DAY LONGCASE CLOCK, signed Humphrey Hadley, Birmingham, the four pillar movement with anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, 12" arched brass dial with silvered chapter ring and matted centre chased with a crown and foliage, calendar aperture and secondary dials, the arch with penny moonphase, the case with stepped flat top, dentil moulded cornice and blind fret frieze on turned columns, canted trunk with arched door, on panel base, 82 1/2" high

A MAHOGANY BOOKCASE CABINET of Georgian design, 19th century and later, the dentil moulded cornice and blind fret frieze over two astragal glazed doors enclosing silk lined interiors and adjustable glass shelves, protruding base with two astragal moulded doors applied with roundels, on bracket feet, 52" wide, 82 1/2" high

An 18th Century oak Delft Rack with blind fret carved stepped cornice and open shelves. 3' 11" (120cms) wide.

A Good small Georgian mahogany straight front chest of drawers with moulded edge, below four long graduated drawers all with brass back plates and handles flanked by blind fret work and canted sides supported on bracket feet. 83cm wide

A George III mahogany chest on chest, with pine sides, the dentil cornice above two short and three long drawers flanked by blind fret canted angles, the base with three long drawers, 73.75in (187.2cm) h, 42in (106.6cm) w, 21.75in (5cm) d. Old damages, replacements and restoration.

An Edwardian mahogany display cabinet on stand, with blind fret decoration, the astragal glazed doors enclosing two shelves, the base fitted two drawers, 71.5in (181.5cm) h, 30in (76cm) w, 17in (43cm) d. Section of one foot missing.

A pair of George II style mahogany and parcel gilt serpentine commodes in the manner of William Vile, each with a crossbanded and moulded edge top above two frieze drawers, above a cupboard and a blind fret apron centred a shell, with leaf carved canted angles on scroll legs and hoof feet, late 19th century, 34.5in (87.6cm) h, 49.25in (125cm) w, 24.5in (62.3cm) d. (2)

A set of hanging wall shelves in Chinese Chippendale style, with blind fret decoration and fitted two drawers, second half 20th century, 35.25in (89.5cm) h, 20.5in (52cm) w, 8.25in (20.7cm) d.

A mahogany longcase clock, with a three train musical movement striking on a peel of eight bells and a gong with a 12 inch brass arched dial with silvered chapter ring and subsidiary seconds dial, the arch with a painted moon phase, the pagoda hood with a central pierced blind fret panel having ball and eagle brass finials above an arched trunk door with fluted canted corners, the base on splay bracket feet, 91in (231cm) h. Movement, dial and case associated, case with warped trunk door and cracks to veneer, back left foot part missing.

Daniel Delander. A George I walnut and marquetry longcase clock, with a month going movement having five ring turned pillars and a 12 inch square brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial and pierced date aperture, the silvered chapter ring inscribed 'Dan. Delander. London.', the walnut and marquetry case with a moulded cornice and a blind fret frieze, the door with spiral turned pilasters, above a rectangular cushion moulded trunk door with lenticle decorated flowering urns and figures, with plain walnut sides having stringing to a conforming base and plinth, 83.5in (212cm) h. A pendulum and two weights. Restoration to the case.

A third quarter of the 18th Century Oak cased 30 hour Long Case Clock, Henry Deykin of Worcester, No 988, the hood with caddy top over an overhanging cornice to a blind fret, and ¾ plain columns, to an ogee throat and long trunk door, and raised on a plinth base, to 10" square brass dial, with case and applied foliate and urn spandrels, enclosing a Roman chapter ring with stylised fleur-de-lys half-hour markers, and inside track to a matted centre, with named and numbered arched nameplate, and single pierced steel hand, to a movement with plates united by four knopped pillars, and anchor escapement, strike on a bell, height 82"

Mother Goose, the Old Nursery Rhymes, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 4to, original grey cloth decorated sampler -style in blue red and green, 13 coloured plates tipped in, each with tissue guards with printed captions, 85 b/w line illustrations, presentation stamp in blind at head of titlepage, [1913] See illustration

Fleming (Ian) Goldfinger, 12mo, original black cloth, upper cover decorated with a skull in gilt and blind, d-j, first edition, first printing, 1959. See illustration.

Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, 12mo, original black cloth, upper cover decorated in blind with a skeleton hand, d-j, first edition, first printing, 1961. See illustration.

A George III mahogany tallboy with blind fret carved cornice above two short and six long graduated drawers fitted a brush slide and brass loop handles, the upper section with fluted canted corners, raised on bracket feet, 42in. x 74in. high. See illustration

A Pair of Circular Blind Carved Walnut Framed Footstools with Tapestry Tops.

A Chippendale style mahogany serpentine chest of four graduated doors with blind fret carving to the canted corners and bracket feet, 41" wide.

A Chippendale style mahogany footstool with blind fret carving and tapestry seat.

HITLER ADOLF: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1934-45. D.S., A Hitler, one page, 4to, Berlin, 26th June 1941, in German. The typed document states 'I confer on the 130 subjects of the German Reich, who are specified on this list, permission to accept the foreign orders and decorations awarded to them. The individual documents confirming this permission are to be provided with facsimiles of my signature.' At the base of the document is a typed summary of the recipients including members of the President's Private office, the Foreign Office, Army, Navy, various Reich Ministries etc. Countersigned by Otto Meissner (1880-1953, Head of the Office of the Reich President). With blind embossed seal featuring the Nazi swastika and eagle. With blank integral leaf (partially neatly clipped) and with two file holes to left edge, not affecting text or signature. Together with two smaller related typed documents, one signed by Meissner with an abbreviated signature, the first breaking down the 130 recipients by status (civil servants, private individuals etc., also noting Reich Minister Rust), and the second directing that the individual orders be prepared with the date line Berlin, 26th June 1941, and confirming that they should feature a facsimile signature of Hitler. Accompanied by a full English translation. Some very light age wear and a few minor stains, not affecting the signatures. Otherwise VG, 3

DVORAK ANTONIN: (1841-1904) Czech Composer. Bold, dark fountain pen ink signature ('Antonin Dvorak') and date, Birmingham, 27th August 1885, in his hand on a sheet of 8vo blind embossed stationery. Also signed by Alexander Mackenzie (1847-1935, Scottish Composer, head of the Royal Academy of Music 1888-1924) and the tenor William J. Winch with their names alone. Rare. VG. The Birmingham Triennial Music Festival was founded in 1784 and was the longest running classical musical festival of its kind, the last performance taking place in 1912. Dvorak's The Spectre's Bride debuted at the Festival to great acclaim in 1885.

TENNYSON ALFRED: (1809-1892) English Poet Laureate. D.S., A Tennyson, being a signed cheque, issued on an 8vo sheet of blind embossed notepaper from Farringford, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, 15th July 1864. The manuscript cheque, in the hand of Tennyson's wife Emily, is made payable to Thomas Wilson for the sum of £35. Two bank cancellations lightly affect Tennyson's signature which remains legible. VG

KELLER HELEN: (1880-1968) American deafblind Author, Activist and Lecturer. T.L.S., Helen Keller, in bold pencil, one page, 4to, New York, 27th April 1951, to Desmond Harmsworth, on the printed stationery of the American Foundation for Overseas Blind. The form letter states that there are fourteen million blind people in the world today, most living in India, Egypt and China, and comments 'Blindness is to live long, long days-- and life is made up of days. It is to live immured, baffled, all God's work shut out. It is to sit helpless, staring into the dark with nothing but the dark staring back...' Keller's letter further states that the American Foundation for Overseas Blind is working hard around the world 'to inspire leadership to guide blind people out of their well of darkness and to put equipment into their hands for schooling and tools with which to work.' and in concluding asks for a gift from Harmsworth to the foundation. Accompanied by the original envelope and a small pamphlet entitled The Blind Overseas. VG

ANNE QUEEN: (1665-1714) Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland 1702-14. D.S., Anna R, as Queen, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Palace of St. James, 12th March 1703. The manuscript document, in Latin, appoints Thomas, Baron of Raby, to represent Her Majesty's interests at the Court of Prussia and to be accorded all right, privileges and amenities that go with the appointment. Countersigned at the foot by Sir Charles Hedges, Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1704-06. With good blind embossed paper seal affixed. The text and signature are very slightly light, although perfectly legible, probably as a result of the original ink being slightly weak rather than fading. VG

WILLIAM IV: (1765-1837) King of the United Kingdom 1830-37. L.S., William, Ad. of the Fleet, one page, folio, n.p. ('Impregnable, in the Downes'), 21st May 1814, to the Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy. William, as Admiral of the Fleet, transmits a Report of Survey (no longer present) to his correspondents. Slight splitting to the edges of the folds. G. Also includes William R, as King, at the head, one page, oblong folio, Court at St James's, 16th December 1831. The partially printed document, on vellum, is a military commission appointing Edmund Boyds to be a Coronet in the 14th (Duchess of York's) Regiment if Light Dragoons commanded by Major General Sir Edward Kermin (?). Countersigned by Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848, Home Secretary and British Prime Minister 1834, 1835-41). With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Slightly neatly trimmed to the upper edge, just affecting the Monarch's signature, otherwise in very clean condition. About VG. 2

BRITISH ROYALTY: Selection of three individual signatures of British monarchs comprising King George III, King William IV and Queen Victoria, each on large pieces neatly removed from official documents. Queen Victoria's has the blind embossed paper seal affixed. G to VG, 3

GEORGE V OF HANOVER: (1819-1878) Last King of Hanover 1851-66. Cousin of Queen Victoria. D.S., Georg, as King, at the foot, one page, oblong vellum, Hanover, 23rd May 1851. The partially printed document, in German (untranslated), relates to a patent issued to Carl August Johann Daniel von Lude. Signed by George at the base, when blind, alongside a blind embossed paper seal. Some slight ink blotting at the conclusion of the signature. Light overall wrinkling. G

VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. D.S., Victoria R I, as Queen, at the head, one page, oblong folio, Court at Saint James's, 19th May 1851. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing Robert Bruce to be a Captain in the 23rd Regiment of Foot. Countersigned at the foot by George Grey (1799-1882, British Politician, Home Secretary). With blind embossed paper seal. Some very light overall foxing and minor creasing at the edges, small area of paper loss at the right, not affecting the text or signatures. G

VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. D.S., Victoria R I, as Queen, at the head, one page, oblong folio, Court at Saint James's, 27th July 1888. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing Ernest Glanville Waymouth to be a 2nd Lieutenant in the Land Forces. Countersigned at the foot by Edward Stanhope (1840-1893, British Politician, Secretary of State for War 1887-92). With blind embossed blue paper seal (slight cracking and staining). VG

An early 19th century mahogany chest on chest with Greek key cornice and blind fret carved frieze, over two short and six long graduated drawers, on bracket feet, 181cm high x 105cm wide

A George III style oak longcase clock, the cornice with Greek key and blind fret moulding above brass capped fluted columns, the square brass dial with silvered chapter and date aperture, on a trunk with arched door and plinth base with bracket feet, 214cm high

Edwardian mahogany corner cabinet, the blind fret frieze over single astragal glazed door

FREDA MARSTON (1845-1949) - 'November Day' (Brook Farm, Dedham), etching, inscribed in pencil in the margin and with 'FATG' blind stamp, 7" x 9" and one further etching 'High Street, Brechin' (2).

19th century mahogany and glazed bookcase with dentil cornice and blind fret frieze, raised on later stand having cabriole legs with claw and ball feet, w. 111 cm

AFTER SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL-FLINT, ‘Two Models’, published 1960, limited edition, signed in pencil to margin, with blind stamps, 38cms x 27cms

Snaffles (Charles Johnson Payne), Le Poilu, blind stamp, lithograph laid down on support sheet, 43 x 33cm (16.5 x 13in)

After Snaffles (Charles Johnson Payne), 'Le 75', signed on support sheet with blind stamp, hand coloured and embossed lithographic print, circa 1915, 43 x 34.50cm (16.77 x 13.46in)

After Snaffles (Charles Johnson Payne), The Finest View in Europe, signed, colour print laid down on support sheet, blind stamp, overmounted, 42.50 x 68.50cm (16.58 x 26.72in)

After Snaffles (Charles Johnson Payne), 'A Bona Fide Fox Chaser', signed in pencil in the support sheet with blind stamp, colour print laid down on support, circa 1921, 51 x 45.50cm (19.89 x 17.75in)

After Snaffles (Charles Johnson Payne), 'The D R', signed in pencil on the support sheet with blind stamp, colour print laid down on support sheet, 43 x 42cm (16.77 x 16.38in)

After Rosa Bonheur, Stallions fighting, signed by artist and engraver, steel engraving with FATG blind stamp, published 1898, 71 x 103cm (27.69 x 40.17in)

Frank A Stewart, The Old Berkeley, (Near Marsh Railway Crossing), signed with FATG blind stamp, colour print circa 1933, 24 x 63.50cm (9.36 x 24.77in)

An Edwardian mahogany chest of three long drawers with cantered corners and blind fretwork, on bracket feet

Two George III mahogany tray topped pot cupboards, one with ebony stringing and a single blind drawer 30 1/2"

A Victorian mahogany chiffonier, having acanthus carved back above single blind frieze drawer, shelves below enclosed by a pair of arched panelled doors, 107cm wide

Whitman (Walt). Leaves of Grass, 1860-1, Thayer and Eldridge, Boston, engraved frontis., envelope tipped in to front with note stating that address is in Whitman's hand, original gilt and blind-stamped cloth [note; no imprint to verso of title page]

A 17th Century Lancashire Joined Oak Wainscot Armchair. The top rail blind-fret carved with stylised flowers, rosette whorls & palmate detailing. The back panel divided by an interlaced geometric strap-work knot into four triangles enriched with leaf & bud carving. The downswept arms above short turned supports adjoining the seat with engrailed edges and leading on to meet the ball & fillet turned legs united by run-moulded peripheral stretchers.

NORRIS (John) The Theory and Regulation of Love, A Moral Essay, second edition London: for S Manship 1694, 8vo, rebacked calf, rather brown-stained; Book of Common Prayer and Psalms, London: Thomas Baskett 1747, 12mo, some cropping, blind tooled covers with gilt spine; COLLIER (J) Essays Upon Several Moral Subjects, third edition 1698, 8vo, rebacked; BARCLAY (R) An Apology for the True Christian Divinity... Quakers, sixth edition 1736, later bound (4)

MELANTHONE (Philippo) Chronici Carionis Latine Expositi et Aucti Multis...; Chronici Carionis, A B Augusto Caesare, two parts bound as one, Witebergae: Clemens Schleich and Antonius Schone 1577, 8vo, 2 engraved vignette titles, red stained edges, brown-staining throughout but mostly affecting first third of the leaves, elaborate blind-stamped full vellum binding dated 1583 (one worm hole to lower board and small abrasion), with engraved brass clasps. Provenance: Bookplate of 'Fratrum Minorum Recollectorum Provinciae Thuringiae S Elisabethae Conventus Hammilburgensis ad Ss 14 Auxiliares Anno 170'

RITCHIE (Leitch) Ireland Picturesque and Romantic, London 1837, 4to, 20 engraved plates including vignette title, occasional spotting, blind-stamped velvet (spine faded); BEATTIE (William) Scotland Illustrated, 2 volumes 1838, 4to, many engraved plates, some damp staining and spotting, worn half calf (3)

Oak eight day longcase clock, the 12" painted square dial signed Jonathan Spiller, Wellington, with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture, the case with long door surmounted by a stepped pediment over a blind fret foliate panel, 77" high

Dutch marquetry eight day longcase clock, the 12" square brass dial signed Barent Walis, Amsterdam on the silvered chapter ring, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial, the case with long door fitted with an oval lenticle, inlaid overall with winged cherubs, birds, butterflies and urns amidst trailing flowering foliage, surmounted by a caddy top over blind foliate fret carved panels with two brass ball and spike finials, 92" high

A Victorian mug printed with children playing Blind man's bluff; together with an 18th century feather-edged plate, chipped.

KENNETH GRAHAME: THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS, 1919, 10th edn, orig pict blind stpd cl gt, part d/w + JOHN HOWARD JEWETT: THE STORIES THE THREE BABY BEARS TOLD, L, E Nister, [1908], 1st edn, col'd vig ttl, 37 full pge col'd ills, orig cl bkd pict bds + CHARLES KINGSLEY: THE WATER-BABIES, ill H G Theaker, circa 1922, 44 col'd plts as list, ttl pge top bd and d/w calls for 48 plts, orig cl, pict paper label, d/w (tatty) + REV CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON "LEWIS CARROLL": ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, ill Margaret W Tarrant, nd, 5th edn, 48 col'd plts, orig cl, pict paper label + JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS: UNCLE REMUS, ill J H Shepherd, 1919, orig pict cl + LADY VIOLET MUNNINGS "BLACK KNIGHT", THE DIARY OF A FREEMASON, ill Sir Alfred Munnings, 1953, 1st edn, orig cl, d/w (6)

EDWARD LEAR: THE BOOK OF NONSENSE, 1907, 38th edn, obl 4to, orig decor cl gt worn + ANDREW W TUER: FORGOTTEN CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 1898-99, 1st edn, orig pict cl gt + ELEANOR FARJEON: TALES FROM CHAUCER THE CANTERBURY TALES DONE INTO PROSE, ill Sir William Russell Flint, 1930, 1st edn, orig blind stpd cl + SIR JAMES MATTHEW BARRIE: PETER AND WENDY, ill F D Bedford, 1911, 3rd edn, orig pict cl gt worn (4)

CHARLES DICKENS: THE CHIMES, 1845, 1st edn, 2nd iss, orig blind stpd cl gt worn

WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY, 5 ttls: THE VIRGINIANS, 1858, 1st edn, 1st iss, 2 vols, orig blind stpd cl worn; THE KICKLEBURYS ON THE RHINE, 1866, hand col'd ttl and 14 plts, part unopened, small 4to, orig pict cl gt; MRS PERKINS'S BALL, 1898, col'd ttl, 18 plts including 1 fdg, small 4to, orig bds; ETCHINGS BY THE LATE WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY WHILE AT CAMBRIDGE . . . . . . , np, nd, 11 engrs on 8 leaves, orig cl bkd bds worn + one other (6)